It is the rubber game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it “no-trumps.”
| ♠ 8 6 4 | |||
| ♣ K 10 9 8 6 5 | |||
| ♦ 10 6 | |||
| ♥ 5 4 | |||
| ♠ K 10 5 |  | ♠ Q J 3 | |
| ♣ Q J 7 2 | ♣ —— | ||
| ♦ 5 4 2 | ♦ A J 9 7 3 | ||
| ♥ 9 8 3 | ♥ K J 10 6 2 | ||
| ♠ A 9 7 2 | |||
| ♣ A 4 3 | |||
| ♦ K Q 8 | |||
| ♥ A Q 7 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | 2♣ | 5♣ | 2♥ | A♣ |
| 2 | J♣ | 6♣ | 3♦ | 4♣ |
| 3 | 9♥ | 4♥ | 6♥ | Q♥ |
| 4 | 7♣ | 8♣ | 7♦ | 3♣ |
| 5 | Q♣ | K♣ | 9♦ | 2♠ |
| 6 | 2♦ | 10♣ | 10♥ | 7♠ |
| 7 | 4♦ | 9♣ | J♦ | 9♠ |
| 8 | 5♦ | 10♦ | A♦ | 8♦ |
| 9 | 5♠ | 4♠ | Q♠ | A♠ |
| 10 | 3♥ | 6♦ | 3♠ | K♦ |
| 11 | 8♥ | 5♥ | J♠ | Q♦ |
| 12 | 10♠ | 6♠ | J♥ | A♥ |
| 13 | K♠ | 8♠ | K♥ | 7♥ |
The dealer wins four odd tricks.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 18
Trick 2.—Should Z finesse and lose, Y’s suit would be blocked and the adversary would undoubtedly take out Y’s only re-entry card. The suit must be cleared before this re-entry card is gone and many games and rubbers are lost by hasty play in positions of this kind.
NOT TAKING A FINESSE
The score is eighteen to nothing against the dealer. Z deals and makes it “no-trumps.”
| ♠ 8 7 | |||
| ♣ J 10 9 6 5 4 | |||
| ♦ 7 3 2 | |||
| ♥ A K | |||
| ♠ Q 4 | | ♠ K J 10 9 | |
| ♣ K 8 | ♣ 7 3 2 | ||
| ♦ Q 9 6 | ♦ 10 8 5 | ||
| ♥ Q J 8 7 6 2 | ♥ 10 9 5 | ||
| ♠ A 6 5 3 2 | |||
| ♣ A Q | |||
| ♦ A K J 4 | |||
| ♥ 4 3 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | 7♥ | K♥ | 5♥ | 3♥ |
| 2 | 8♣ | 4♣ | 2♣ | A♣ |
| 3 | K♣ | 5♣ | 3♣ | Q♣ |
| 4 | 2♥ | A♥ | 9♥ | 4♥ |
| 5 | 6♥ | J♣ | 7♣ | 2♠ |
| 6 | 4♠ | 10♣ | 8♦ | 3♠ |
| 7 | 8♥ | 9♣ | 5♦ | 5♠ |
| 8 | J♥ | 6♣ | 9♠ | 6♠ |
| 9 | 6♦ | 2♦ | 10♦ | K♦ |
| 10 | 9♦ | 3♦ | 10♠ | A♦ |
| 11 | Q♠ | 7♠ | J♠ | A♠ |
| 12 | Q♦ | 7♦ | 10♥ | 4♦ |
| 13 | Q♥ | 8♠ | K♠ | J♦ |